One day after an election that left control of both houses of Congress uncertain hours after polls had closed, calls for change in how the Biden administration is guiding the nation arrived from the highest levels of Republican leadership.
November 10, 2022Congress News Updates
After Election Day, Control of Congress Undetermined
Candidates Raise Freight Infrastructure, Energy Priorities in Midterms
Energy proposals anchored on freight infrastructure initiatives have loomed large for candidates around the country aiming to represent constituents in Congress next year.
November 3, 2022Congress Looks to States for Highway Trust Fund Revenue Solution
As electric vehicles appear more and more to be the future of transportation in America, the decades-old method of funding the nation’s roads and bridges with gasoline taxes will soon be a relic of its past.
November 1, 2022Critical of Biden, Congressional Republicans Pursue Energy Initiatives
Senate Republicans critical of President Joe Biden’s policies and prices at the pump are pressing the administration on economic relief and to focus on domestic oil and gas production.
October 13, 2022Democrats Unveil Spending Bill to Finance Government Through Dec. 16
Democratic lawmakers have unveiled a stopgap spending measure to finance the federal government through Dec. 16, provide additional support to Ukraine and help communities respond to recent natural disasters.
September 27, 2022Short-Term Funding Bill on Congress’ Fall Agenda
With members of Congress returning to Washington for their fall term, the leader of the U.S. Senate turned his eyes toward potential short-term federal funding that would avert a partial shutdown of government agencies by month’s end.
September 8, 2022Lawmakers Tout Legislative Wins Ahead of Fall Agenda
Heading out of summer recess, congressional Democrats and senior White House officials are spotlighting a batch of legislative achievements in the run-up toward midterm elections this fall.
August 25, 2022Democrats Say They’ve Reached Agreement on Economic Package
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats have agreed to eleventh-hour changes to their marquee economic legislation, they announced late Aug. 4, clearing the major impediment to pushing one of President Joe Biden’s paramount election-year priorities through the chamber in coming days.
August 5, 2022Congress Eyes Semiconductor Bill, Nominations This Summer
Before the August recess, congressional leaders intend to finalize supply chain-centric legislation as senators prepare to vote on nominees for senior roles at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
July 7, 2022Congress Passes Bill to Shore Up Postal Service
WASHINGTON — Congress on March 8 passed legislation that would shore up the U.S. Postal Service and ensure six-day-a-week mail delivery, sending the bill to President Joe Biden to sign into law.
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